Harness attachment



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S. A. D. REYNCt-LBSW HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

Patented Sept. 7, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

STEPHEN A. D. REYNOLDS, OF GIRARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOMOSES A. NEWELL,

OF VIRDEN, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,536, datedSeptember 7, 1897.

Application filed April 19, 1897.

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN A. D. REY- NOLDS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Girard, in the county of Macoupin and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HarnessAttachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledinthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to harness attachments.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment of thischaracter which shall be simple of construction, durable in use, andcomparatively inexpensive of production.

With this object in view the invention consists of certain features ofconstruction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved attachment, showing its application to the several 2 5 parts ofa set of harness with which it is used;

and Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of th attachment removed. v

The attachment consists of a bar 1, having upon its front edge twoloops2 and on its 0 rear edge, intermediate the loops 2', a third loop 3.Pivoted to one of the loops 2 at one end is a curved bar or yoke 4-, thefree end of which is adapted to project upwardly through the other endloop 2 and is provided 3 5 with an eye 5. One of the loops 2 isconnected with a ring in the right hame by a strap 6. The loop 3 isconnected with the pole-strap S, which leads to and is connected withthe belly-band of the harness, while the 4.0 yoke or curved bar passesupwardly through the'opposite loop 2 and is connected to the Serial ITo632,843. (No model.)

left hame bya strap 9, having a snap-hook 10, which engages the eye ofthe said yoke or curved bar. The curved bar, as shown in Fig. 1,supports the ring 11' of the yoke 12.

The employment of a device or fastening of this construction does awaywith the trouble of putting the pole-strap over the end of the neck-yokefor use. Each pole'strap also draws from the ring of the neck-yoke,giving each horse the same leverage in backing the vehicle.

The device also reduces the swing of the pole on rough roads, and bysimply unhooking the snap-hook from the eye in the end of the curved barthe parts may be quickly separated.

Although I have specifically described the construction and relativearrangement of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire tobe confined to the same, as such changes or 'modifications may be madeas clearly fall within the scope of myinvention without departing fromthe spirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

An attachment for harness, comprising a bar, the ends of which areprovided with two loops on one edge of said bar while the inter- 7cmediate portion of the other edge is provided with a third loop, a yokepivoted to one of the end loops and having its free end projectingupwardly through the opposite end loop, and formed with an eye-opening,substantially as set forth.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

STEPHEN A. D. REYNOLDS. lVitnesses:

THEO. A. ELLIS,

3. M. KITZMILLER.

